Sky TV: 50% Off Voucher Towards 12-Month Package With Optional Sports and Movies Add

Iseedeadpixels · 26-09-2014 11:51pm

Rang the sky sales team, spoke to a lovely girl called Ciara who sorted me with it all

Bif · 27-09-2014 12:15am

Is cpw offer still available?

ColdTurkey · 27-09-2014 12:17am

Tomorrow is the last day. Got it today great deal. Thanks op and every one else

faral · 27-09-2014 1:22am

so can i just pop in to say harvey norman and buy it or do i have to have a voucher from groupon?

Soarer · 27-09-2014 5:39am

Just pop in. Has nothing to do with Groupon.

corsav6 · 27-09-2014 11:27am

faral wrote: »

so can i just pop in to say harvey norman and buy it or do i have to have a voucher from groupon?

Someone posted a PDF of the promotion a few posts back. If you download that and ring sky quoting the promotion they will set it all up over the phone for you.
They will take a €10 deposit which will be taken off your 1st bill, they also require bank or card details for continuous payment.

Berberis · 27-09-2014 2:06pm

Rang sky this morning and mentioned that I seen the carphone warehouse yesterday while out shopping and am interested in it. The sky rep siad he could sign me up there and then which was great.
He did try to tell me installation was half price but I pointed out that installation was free with this offer and he said "Oh yes your right there it is €10 up front instead" and this is taken off your first bill.
Great deal for a new dish and box installed for €180 and extra channels for a year before cancelling next year and having new dish and box to keep.
All i have to do now is take down the old dish and box the night before and then after installation of new equipment then set up my old box in different room.
Thanks to the poster who posted this deal

SteM · 27-09-2014 3:24pm

Berberis wrote: »

All i have to do now is take down the old dish and box the night before and then after installation of new equipment then set up my old box in different room.
Thanks to the poster who posted this deal

I didn't bother taking down the old dish, just asked the installers to replace the old one with a new one. They were happy to do it.

Berberis · 27-09-2014 5:25pm

SteM wrote: »

I didn't bother taking down the old dish, just asked the installers to replace the old one with a new one. They were happy to do it.

Cheers
I might have a think about that so. My dish is fairly low down and can be accessed from a step ladder, so there is no real great work involved in taking down myself as the bracket that was supporting it could do with replacing also.
So if I don't get around to doing it myself I will leave it to them.

27-09-2014 6:54pm

corsav6 wrote: »

Got my misses to ring sky earlier and ask for the €15 cpw offer, they said no go and to pop into cpw and sign up there. Less than 10 mins later they called back and set it all up for her.
I have 3 months left on my sub so looks like we have sky in the bedroom now.

Just put off the installation for a few months (obviously not telling the real reason why), no point paying for two subs and you will get the full 12 months from when it's installed.

IrishHomer · 27-09-2014 8:34pm

Cyrus Gigantic Bed wrote: »

Just put off the installation for a few months (obviously not telling the real reason why), no point paying for two subs and you will get the full 12 months from when it's installed.

How did you contact them, phone or email?

I'd like to do same I'd appreciate advice.

27-09-2014 10:21pm

IrishHomer wrote: »

How did you contact them, phone or email?

I'd like to do same I'd appreciate advice.

Firstly just to be clear I didn't avail of this particular deal, I got a half price deal last year which I have managed to extend.

When I rang up to get the half price deal last year I had a UPC account running and didn't want an over lap so when signing up I said that I would like to hold of installation of a while (I think I made something up about beings away on business or something). They signed me up and said it was no problem to hold off the installation and to just call back when I wanted to get it installed, it was no issue. Think I left it nearly two months between ringing up and getting it installed.

corsav6 · 28-09-2014 11:11am

Cyrus Gigantic Bed wrote: »

Just put off the installation for a few months (obviously not telling the real reason why), no point paying for two subs and you will get the full 12 months from when it's installed.

We were thinking about multi room anyway so this works out well for now, thanks for the tip though as I have a friend who just put his installation off until Jan 4th, no problem.

Our HD box is old and laggy now so this deal worked out perfect for us, thanks to the poster who mentioned it.

Iseedeadpixels · 29-09-2014 1:20pm

Rang UPC to cancel, we where paying 88 a month for tv, BB and phone, told them I was going to Sky for tv......they destroyed the offer, gave us the same we have now plus 2 extra boxes and free install for 64 a month.

Sky was tv and 3 multiroom 60 euro.
UPC BB and Phone would have been 57 without tv
Total 117
Now 64

I gotta cancel with Sky now

I know Sky tv is much better but not 53 euro a month better.

Amlee · 29-09-2014 5:46pm

Hi is the cpw offer over thanks

jay1988 · 29-09-2014 5:57pm

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

Rang UPC to cancel, we where paying 88 a month for tv, BB and phone, told them I was going to Sky for tv......they destroyed the offer, gave us the same we have now plus 2 extra boxes and free install for 64 a month.

Sky was tv and 3 multiroom 60 euro.
UPC BB and Phone would have been 57 without tv
Total 117
Now 64

I gotta cancel with Sky now I know Sky tv is much better but not 53 euro a month better.

But is the UPC deal for the full 12 months?

enfant terrible · 29-09-2014 6:02pm

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

Rang UPC to cancel, we where paying 88 a month for tv, BB and phone, told them I was going to Sky for tv......they destroyed the offer, gave us the same we have now plus 2 extra boxes and free install for 64 a month.

Sky was tv and 3 multiroom 60 euro.
UPC BB and Phone would have been 57 without tv
Total 117
Now 64

I gotta cancel with Sky now I know Sky tv is much better but not 53 euro a month better.

UPC would have to pay me to take their TV service.

Iseedeadpixels · 29-09-2014 6:13pm

jay1988 wrote: »

But is the UPC deal for the full 12 months?

Yup

brendan86 · 29-09-2014 8:56pm

Could i still get the cpw offer if i ring up tomorrow do you think?

muffler · 29-09-2014 11:34pm

brendan86 wrote: »

Could i still get the cpw offer if i ring up tomorrow do you think?

Cant see it.

Southernman63 · 30-09-2014 1:31pm

Came late to this, so if someone has the cpw offer and for some reason is not using it I would be delighted to use it. Or if the Groupon offers are transferable I would buy it if the person can't use or has changed their mind.

IrishHomer · 30-09-2014 1:42pm

Southernman63 wrote: »

Came late to this, so if someone has the cpw offer and for some reason is not using it I would be delighted to use it. Or if the Groupon offers are transferable I would buy it if the person can't use or has changed their mind.

I have a spare voucher from Groupon not sure if it's transferrable I'll dig it out and check

Amlee · 30-09-2014 5:05pm

Hi I'd be interested too if anyone is selling a groupon voucher thanks

sheroman01 · 30-09-2014 8:14pm

New sky HD box all set up, just a quick question, sorry if this is a bit off topic but - are non-HD channels on sky bad or blurry?! Mine seem to be. Not sure if it's our TV (42inch Samsung) or our HDMI cable or if that's just the way it is?

Iseedeadpixels · 30-09-2014 9:12pm

sheroman01 wrote: »

New sky HD box all set up, just a quick question, sorry if this is a bit off topic but - are non-HD channels on sky bad or blurry?! Mine seem to be. Not sure if it's our TV (42inch Samsung) or our HDMI cable or if that's just the way it is?

Could be the tv, our non HD channels look like that on a 39 inch tv.

muffler · 30-09-2014 9:20pm

sheroman01 wrote: »

New sky HD box all set up, just a quick question, sorry if this is a bit off topic but - are non-HD channels on sky bad or blurry?! Mine seem to be. Not sure if it's our TV (42inch Samsung) or our HDMI cable or if that's just the way it is?

Check that you are using a HDMI cable and not a scart lead and also make sure that HDMI is selected as the "source" using your tv remote.

You could also check the signal strength and quality and if its less than 50% - 60% then get the installer back

sheroman01 · 30-09-2014 10:50pm

Thanks for the replies lads. Signal strength is 90%, is connected through HDMI cable and source is set to HDMI. No problem with the HD channels themselves, they're excellent. It's just the non-hd ones, RTE1 and TV3 are particulary bad.

Sneachta · 30-09-2014 11:25pm

absolutegroove wrote: »

No you don't have to take the Sports or Movie pack.

You can pick and mix if you like :-)

They wouldn't give it to me unless I included movies or sports :-(

Benzino · 01-10-2014 8:50am

sheroman01 wrote: »

Thanks for the replies lads. Signal strength is 90%, is connected through HDMI cable and source is set to HDMI. No problem with the HD channels themselves, they're excellent. It's just the non-hd ones, RTE1 and TV3 are particulary bad.

It's the same for me, Tv3 in particular is almost like a online stream. I haven't had live TV for a number of years, so I just put it down to that and been used to Netflix quality.

toonarmy1 · 01-10-2014 12:14pm

any1 know if i can add movies on a month by month basis after getting the CPW deal

murphf · 01-10-2014 12:26pm

toonarmy1 wrote: »

any1 know if i can add movies on a month by month basis after getting the CPW deal

You can., they told me in store to order them in November and we would have for Christmas (there is also a sky Christmas channel) then it is a rolling 30 day contract.. They give it to you for 30 days after you cancel so he seemed to think I would get two months for price of one? Not sure about that but anyways.. We did it in the past, signed up if good stuff on then cancel when we were bored as it is often repeats for a few months

stesaurus · 01-10-2014 1:45pm

sheroman01 wrote: »

Thanks for the replies lads. Signal strength is 90%, is connected through HDMI cable and source is set to HDMI. No problem with the HD channels themselves, they're excellent. It's just the non-hd ones, RTE1 and TV3 are particulary bad.

Signal strength won't be causing it to be blurry, it would cause picture breakup. Once you have a decent lock on anything above 60% it will be fine. The problem is the bitrate that some channels use. TV3, Setanta etc. are appalling and looked so much better in analogue on old crt tv's.
I'd have a look for settings for your tv online, this is the biggest thing you can directly influence. It will at least give you the best viewing experience, a badly adjusted set can really look terrible. Have a play around with upscaling or any other 'feature' your tv boasts of sometimes it's much better without it.
Probably the main thing with big HD tv's is the viewing distance. Most likely your too near the tv and can see the limits of SD.

stesaurus · 01-10-2014 1:47pm

Just a heads up I ordered this on Monday for a family member. I mentioned I'd seen the deal in store and they allowed me to take it despite it being out of date.
Might be worth ringing and asking the question. No harm in trying.

toonarmy1 · 01-10-2014 1:51pm

murphf wrote: »

You can., they told me in store to order them in November and we would have for Christmas (there is also a sky Christmas channel) then it is a rolling 30 day contract.. They give it to you for 30 days after you cancel so he seemed to think I would get two months for price of one? Not sure about that but anyways.. We did it in the past, signed up if good stuff on then cancel when we were bored as it is often repeats for a few months

Thanks , was for the christmas i will be getting them in

brendan86 · 01-10-2014 1:55pm

hi who did you ring? sky themselfs ye?

sheroman01 · 01-10-2014 2:02pm

s.welstead wrote: »

Signal strength won't be causing it to be blurry, it would cause picture breakup. Once you have a decent lock on anything above 60% it will be fine. The problem is the bitrate that some channels use. TV3, Setanta etc. are appalling and looked so much better in analogue on old crt tv's.
I'd have a look for settings for your tv online, this is the biggest thing you can directly influence. It will at least give you the best viewing experience, a badly adjusted set can really look terrible. Have a play around with upscaling or any other 'feature' your tv boasts of sometimes it's much better without it.
Probably the main thing with big HD tv's is the viewing distance. Most likely your too near the tv and can see the limits of SD.

Cheers. I think that's the best thing at this stage, to mess around with visual settings. I changed one setting on the tv to "Cinema Mode" and although it was darker in appearance, it did look less blurry. Also, I added ITV HD so we can just watch that as the listings are similar to TV3. Thanks for your help!

Italiancheese · 01-10-2014 2:50pm

Just called CPW and the Sky offer has been extended until 12th Oct!

toonarmy1 · 01-10-2014 3:13pm

murphf wrote: »

You can., they told me in store to order them in November and we would have for Christmas (there is also a sky Christmas channel) then it is a rolling 30 day contract.. They give it to you for 30 days after you cancel so he seemed to think I would get two months for price of one? Not sure about that but anyways.. We did it in the past, signed up if good stuff on then cancel when we were bored as it is often repeats for a few months

just checked my sky and there is a free month trial for sky movies

Southernman63 · 01-10-2014 3:41pm

Do you just have to call into a cpw and they give you a code to ring sky or do you have to sign up in store for it.
Does anyone know are the cpw in Galway in on this deal or is it selected stores ?

mutley18 · 02-10-2014 12:02pm

Thought I missed this offer but if it's been extended I may have to purchase!

02-10-2014 12:13pm

sheroman01 wrote: »

New sky HD box all set up, just a quick question, sorry if this is a bit off topic but - are non-HD channels on sky bad or blurry?! Mine seem to be. Not sure if it's our TV (42inch Samsung) or our HDMI cable or if that's just the way it is?

Its a combination of the channels being broadcast in poor quality, a big screen and the fact you are watching some channels in HD which makes the SD ones look worse then when going back to them.

Tv3 and Tg4 are transmitted in horrific quality in particular.

Kristopherus · 02-10-2014 5:05pm

Does anyone know the direct number to dial for Sky Cancellations?

Soarer · 02-10-2014 5:07pm

No direct number. Have to ring 0818 719819, then option 4 and 5. Or maybe 5 and 4. Something like that anyway.

discombobulate · 02-10-2014 5:22pm

Soarer wrote: »

No direct number. Have to ring 0818 719819, then option 4 and 5. Or maybe 5 and 4. Something like that anyway.

And then wait for 20 minutes..........

cruhoortwunk · 02-10-2014 5:23pm

So what exactly is the CPW offer and what number do I call to avail of it? Sorry to come across as lazy, but it's hard to find the info in the thread?

muffler · 02-10-2014 7:40pm

cruhoortwunk wrote: »

So what exactly is the CPW offer and what number do I call to avail of it? Sorry to come across as lazy, but it's hard to find the info in the thread?

:eek: .... scratches head .....

You dont even come across as being lazy, you just are

IrishHomer · 02-10-2014 8:34pm

Thanks OP for the CPW offer just had my installation this evening delighted the hd is tremendous on my big TV great value for next 12 months

Soarer · 02-10-2014 8:34pm

cruhoortwunk wrote: »

So what exactly is the CPW offer and what number do I call to avail of it? Sorry to come across as lazy, but it's hard to find the info in the thread?

I'm just on the phone to them there for ya. Should only be another 10 minutes. Is next Wednesday ok for an installation? You might pass me on your account details so I can get everything finalised.

Christ on a bike.

cruhoortwunk · 03-10-2014 8:30am

Soarer wrote: »

I'm just on the phone to them there for ya. Should only be another 10 minutes. Is next Wednesday ok for an installation? You might pass me on your account details so I can get everything finalised.

Christ on a bike.

Ah in fairness I didn't realise it was on the first page, thought it was more buried in the thread under all the groupon shít.

jhammer · 03-10-2014 9:03am

I got the offer in CPW and installed within a week. The guy who came out ( Sierra) couldn't believe the deal. Said he'd never heard of one that good. I'm paying €57 a month for Variety, Sports, Movies with an extra box and HD.

Anyway i have a groupon voucher for the original offer if anyone wants to buy it. Dont see how they could trace it back to me as its only an email address.

Sky TV: 50% Off Voucher Towards 12-Month Package With Optional Sports and Movies Add

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